drafted with precision. >> i've been working very closely with chocolate probably 10, 15 years now. i'm going to melt only the edges so that it gets a smooth surface. >> reporter: the materials can be temperamental. >> the coca butter gets cold, gets clogged in the airbrush. it's not like the liquid colors. >> reporter: during the week before easter, he spends as many as 18 hours a day working with the sweet stuff. >> i look forward for the next day to come back and eat more chocolate and play with more chocolate. >> reporter: so you don't get sick of it? >> no. it's pretty amazing what chocolate makes you. >> reporter: and most of what tiptour makes is meant to be eaten so it's a fleeting reception for his works of art. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a community on edge. a district attorney and his wife murdered two months after the assistant d.a. was killed. are the two connected? we're live with that story. an apparent kidnapping caught on tape. no one is reported missing.

was there a crime even committed? the new pope delivers his first easter mass and he, well, he shows once again that he is a pope of the people. a cnn crew caught in the middle of a fire fight between u.s. forces and the taliban. you won't want to miss this exclusive story. i'm don lemon. you're in the "cnn newsroom." a horrific double murder has people on edge in kauffman county, texas. here's what we know right now. someone is murdering prosecutors there. no suspects. no real motive. longtime district attorney mike mcclellan and his wife, cynthia, were shot dead in their home. a source says investigators found shell casings from a semiautomatic rifle. two months ago mcclellan vowed to put away the scum who murdered his assistant d.a., mark hasse, outside the county courthouse. listen. >> i hope that the people that did this are watching because

we're very confident that we're going to find you, we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in, and we're going to bring you back and let the people of kaufman county prosecute you to the fullest tent of the law. anything you people can do to accelerate getting our hands on this scum, will be appreciated. >> right now the kaufman county sheriff is not officially linking the three killings, but authorities are beefing up security for other county officials. ed lavendera for live us in kaufman. ed, you talked with the judge who believes mcclellan and the hasse killings may have a strong connection. what else did the judge tell you? >> reporter: well, we talked to the judge extensively about just the mood surrounding the courthouse and just what everyone around that courthouse has been going through in the last two months. and obviously how that has intensified here in the last 24 hours with the news that mike

mcclellan and his wife were so brutally gunned down inside their home and discovered late saturday night. so this is a situation that has a lot of people on edge. and many people very worried about what it means and what exactly is going on. even though the sheriff is publicly that saying so far they're not able to connect the murders of mike mcclellan and mark hasse back in january, the assistant prosecutor who was killed braisingly, as he was walking to work one morning, but there are high-ranking officials here in kaufman county having a hard time believing these cases can't be -- they believe they have to be related somehow. so this is a situation where given what is known at this point, and there's very little known, that officials are believing that somehow these two cases have to be connected. the judge also went on to say that mark hasse and mike mcclellan worked very closely together. that hasse was the top prosecutor working underneath mcclellan and those two men worked together very, very closely. so a great deal of focus being

paid to this. and it is interesting, because back in december of last year, the texas department of public safety, don, put out a bulletin warning them it had credible information, a statewide bulletin to law enforcement agencies, that the aryan brotherhood white supremacist group was planning attacks on people who went out after the gang leadership of that gang and had put out this statewide bulletin warning law enforcement agencies across the state about this credible threat. so all of this is kind of percolating on there and has a lot of attention being paid to this gang members and the members of this gang and we presume at this point that that's where a great deal of the investigative focus is as well. done? >> ed lavendera, thank you very much. we'll check back with you later this hour. for the latest on the kaufman killings, we'll check in with ed lavendera. a son shoots and kills his father as an easter sunday service was ending. it happened this afternoon in the town of ashtabula.

the son waited for his father outside the church of god and christ, spoke to him and fired the fatal shot. the chief says the gunman chthe walked into the church causing a panic with many fearing he would continue firing. this wreckage is from a 75-car pileup on a fog-choked strip of virginia interstate. it left three people dead. fog rolling in from the mountains triggered a series of accidents on interstate 77, six miles from the north carolina border. what a mess there. tractor trailers were ripped apart. some cars. now just burned out frames. 25 people were taken to the hospital for treatment. the investigation has closed all lanes. traffic being rerouted now. and to the ncaa tournament. a key player for the top ranked louisville, top ranked louisville suffered a serious injury. very disturbing and very graphic to watch. kevin ware, a guard from the team, badly injured his lower

right leg during the midwest regional final against duke today. it's a big delay in the game. people were gasping as they saw it happening. covering their mouths. "usa today" reports ware may have broken his leg. we're going to dig much deeper into this story when i speak to our sports analyst, terence moore, just a little bit later on in this show. wow. the new pope leading an easter mass for some 250,000 people who gathered in st. peter's square today. ♪ pope frances showing once again his determination to be a pope for the people, holding babies and stopping to kiss a disabled child in the crowd. his message, a plea for piece. he wants an end to violence in syria, harmony between israelis and palestinians, and reconciliation on the korean peninsula. senior international correspondent jim bittermann has more on the new pope's first

easter celebration. >> reporter: barely two weeks in, pope frances as he celebrated his first easter mass is putting distance between himself and his predecessor. for one thing the new pope probably would not the term reign. he's done several things to show he's against the nature of the papacy. he's indicated, for example, he prefers the title of bishop of rome. simpler and less majestic than pope or his holiness. there are talent of other signs of a different approach. the broad smile and the wave as if he's identifying with specific people in the crowds. and the very conscious effort shown once again on easter sunday to reach out and touch the faithful. benedict xvi is still alive and watching from afar, but with each move, no matter how symbolic, frances seemed happy to abandon the austere and distant approach of his predecessor. if differences have come up

between the two popes, it's not been before the cameras. in addition to their face to face meeting, they had several phone conversations including one this week the vatican spokesman described as intense. there are other stylistic differences that set pope francis apart from benedict. the iron cross and the more common dress. and there's already been one substantive change that has annoyed traditionalists. included two women in a holy week ceremony representing the moment when christ washed the feet of his 12 disciples, all men. was the new pope hinting he was intending to elevate the role of women in the church? it was something that raised hopes among catholic women at the easter mass. even if some remain skeptical that he can or will be able to bring about major change. >> if he is going to make changes, he needs to sort of move forward with the times, yeah, and embrace today as it is and stop trying to, i don't know, implement old ideas.

>> reporter: still, as much as many catholics, especially in the developed world, would like to see a more modern church, pope francis follows a pontiff who did not. disagreeing on philosophical issues may be one way the new pope can prove he's different from his predecessor, but a more immediate and visible way will be how he handles the festering problems of managing the vatican, how he'll address the personnel changes many feel are necessary to firmly and finally deal with the sex scandals involving the clergy and charges of financial misdeed. vatican experts say the real test of the new pope begins now now that the ceremonies are over. a test of whether he really can take the ancient institution he now runs. jim bittermann, cnn, rome. >> jim, thank you very much. stay with us to learn what happened after the first easter. cnn examines the early years of christianity from the crucifixion of jesus christ, to the roman emperor who first legalized christianity some 300

years later. hear about the infighting and the persecution in a two-hour special narrated by liam nissen, "after jesus the first christians." at 8:00 eastern on cnn. google taking heat for its doodle. every holiday and special occasion, google chooses a doodle. here's what they chose for easter sunday. the late civil rights leader ee cesar chavez. check this out. damn google, its home page today is dedicated to cesar chavez's birthday. no easter wishes from those atheists. bing opted for an image of easter eggs. a lot of strong feelings, a lot of shouting in the debate over same-sex marriage. >> what do we want? >> equality.

>> when do we want it? >> now! >> we're going to move beyond the noise and have a civil discussion on this emotional issue from the perspective of faith. my conversation with the dean of the washington cathedral and a catholic priest, next. which is why we're proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. [next stop financial center] there's a reason no one says "easy like monday morning." sundays are the warrior's day to unplug and recharge. what if this feeling could last all week? with centurylink as your trusted partner, it can. our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and dedicated support,

your business can shine all week long. to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. picasso painted one of his master works at 56. doris taerbaum finished her first marathon at 50. not everyone peaks in their twenties. throughout their lives. passion keeps them realizing possibilities. an ally for real possibilities.

aarp. find tools and support at aarp.org/possibilities. aarp. license and registration please. what's this? uhh, it's my geico insurance id card, sir. it's digital, uh, pretty cool right? maybe. you know why i pulled you over today? because i'm a pig driving a convertible? tail light's out.. fix it. digital insurance id cards. just a click away with the geico mobile app. about vists who want immigration reform have something to smile about. the gang of eight has reached a deal. according to one of its members. lindsey graham, senator lindsey graham told cnn's "state of the union" today he expects to have a draft bill by the end of this week.

>> the house, because it secures our borders. it controls who gets a job. as to the 11 million, they'll have a pathway to citizenship, but it will be earned. it will be long. and it will be hard. and i think it is fair. and the main thing, the combination of events in this bill, will prevent a third wave of illegal immigration. >> florida republican senator marco rubio said today no deal has been reached but others call the differences just semantics. supreme court justices and activists on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate are the latest to have their say on the issue. lots of passion outside the court this past week. often rooted in religious faith. so on this easter sunday, let's take a minute to get beyond the noise and the shouting. i spoke with father edward beck, a cnn contributor and host of "the sunday mass" and the very reverend gary hall, dean of the washington cathedral.

i started by asking father beck if, as he say, the catholic church believes gays deserve the same rights as everything else, why does the church exclude gays from marriage? >> in our society, really, marriage has become about civil marriage, has become about rights. and so sacrament l marriage is something different. so say you're two catholics and you get married civilly in the united states. well, the catholic church doesn't recognize your heterosexual marriage, either, if you're two catholics because you're not married in the church. like in europe, people get married civilly. everybody. and then if they want to have it blessed by a particular church or denomination, they do so. i think it's better to keep the two distinct. we conflate the two. priests and ministers are also officials who legally people insacramentally and confuses the issue. >> the society deciding at various times in its history how it defines marriage.

that definition has changed. as you rightly point out, marriage was originally polygamous. then marriage became leverett, if a man died his brother would take over the wife and the children. so marriage and, even our teaching about heterosexual marriage has changed enormously within the church. i mean, i'm old enough to remember when women promised to love, honor and obey. i couldn't get -- >> obey. right. >> i couldn't get a bride to say obey right now if my life dep d depended on it. >> yeah. >> so the church's teaching of marriage follows what the culture does. then we rightly theologtheeolog. we should remember marriage is fundamentally a civic relationship. >> i don't remember anywhere in my catholic teachings or my baptist teaching or even studying at times with jehovah's witnesses that there was ever a point in the bible that said marriage was between one man and some woman. that seems to be something, a construct of society that society, that man has actually

said and not god and not jesus. different interpretations of the bible, you did mention the verse where it says a man should cling to a woman. there were many other things in the bible that were said once and no one takes it as sacrocinct. >> we look at a long tradition of how things developed in the church. we believe the holy spirit actually acts in the evolution and in the history of the church and the common understanding right now within the catholic church has linked marriage to procreation. and so that's not possible in same-sex relationships which is why the catholic church would teach -- >> it's not possible -- with all due respect, it's not possible in every heterosexual relationship, either, and every heterosexual marriage. not every woman is fertile. not every man can be a father as well. and there are many marriages where there's not procreation, where there are no children that come about from marriage. so -- >> that's true. but catholic teaching would be that it's not a choice,

therefore. it's thrust upon that couple by circumstances of illness or age. in the catholic tradition, you can't freely choose not to have children as part of the marriage if you're able to have children. that's why the catholic church is against birth control. >> and i think it's one of the places where our traditions -- it's one of the places where our traditions really differ. in the anglican, procreation is one of several purposes for marriage. it's intended for the couple's mutual joy, for the help and comfort they give to one another in prosperity. and when it is god's will for the pro creaticreation of child. we put it number three and we realize that there are, as you say, heterosexual marriages that will never result in procreation. >> let me say, too -- >> i have two friends now who just got married in their 50s. they're heterosexuals. i doubt that any kids will be coming from that marriage. >> no, but again, my point is, it's not physically possible for

them. >> thank s to both gentlemen. north korea now silent after numerous threats against the u.s. one top lawmaker says we need to take them seriously. i'll explain, next. administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight, britta. not tonight." [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, from johnson & johnson. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator

working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, ask your doctor if including advair could help improve your lung function. get your first full prescription free and save on refills at advaircopd.com. [ male announcer ] engine light on? come to meineke now for a free code scan read and you'll say...my money. my choice. my meineke.

all is quiet on the korean peninsula today after a week of video propaganda. so-called battle plans and threats against south korea and the u.s. north korea issued just one bizarre statement today telling the world that nuclear weapons were a national treasure and won't be traded, not even for billions of dollars. cnn's jim clancy is in seoul, a city watching and waiting for north korea's next move. jim? >> reporter: it's far too early to really predict what this silence on sunday amounted to. first of all, because the north korean regime is so unpredictable, but also because we can't see inside it to

understand the diecision-making processes. it's that just removed from the rest of the world. now, of course, there's speculation that perhaps kim jong-un, the north korean leader, heard the messages being sent by beijing, by russia, and so many others to dial it all back, to try to tone down the rhetoric that was calling for war, a nuclear conflict on the peninsula, even rockets going to the mainland united states. at the same time, some north korean experts were warning that kim jong-un was taking it too far. he was whipping up so much fervor for war inside north korea that when he had to back down, he could lose face, or worse yet, he would have to make good on some of his threats. what is sure at this point is that in the coming days and hours, everyone from washington, to beijing, from seoul to moscow, are going to be waiting, watching, and listening carefully for what comes from pyongyang. back to you. >> all right. jim, thank you very much. the man behind all these

threats, kim jong-un, a young leader who since taking the reins from his father further isolated the country from the rest of the world. one describes it as an organized crime family with a blood line of brutal leaders. athena jones has more on new york congressman peter king's comments. >> reporter: hi, don. jim said officials here are closely watching this situation and at least one member of congress, congressman peter king, said he believed the north korean leader's strong words aren't just an empty threat. he also echoed this concern that kim jong-un could be putting himself in a difficult position with this fiery rhetoric. he's a member of the house homeland security committee, and let's listen to what he had to say today on abc. >> it's not an empty threat. i wouldn't be that concerned about them hitting the mainland u.s. right now, even any u.s. territory. i think the real threat is to what north korea might be boxing itself into. kim jong-un is trying to

establish himself. he's trying to be the tough guy. he is 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going furt ennher and fur out. his concern is he might have to save face, launch some sort of attack on south korea or some base in the pacific. >> reporter: any attack on south korea or pacific base would be a dangerous escalation of things. in response to all of this rhetoric from north korea, the obama administration has increased u.s. military capacity on the west coast and conducted training exercises with south korea and, of course, as i said, the white house, folks here are pays close attention to developments on the korean peninsula. don? >> athena, thank you very much. in texas a district attorney and his wife murdered. this just two months after an assistant d.a. was killed in the same county. the fbi, u.s. marshals, now hunting for the killer or killers. is there a connection between the two brutal crimes? i'm going to ask an fbi profiler for his insight next.

[ female announcer ] band-aid brand has quiltvent technology with air channels to let boo boos breathe. [ giggles ] [ female announcer ] quiltvent technology, only from band-aid brand. use with neosporin first aid antibiotic. and "multiple choice," come to walgreens for help finding the one that's right for you... like centrum silver. now, buy one, get one half off with balance rewards card. at the corner of happy and healthy. for over 30 years. and it's now the most doctor recommended, the most preferred and the most studied. so when it comes to getting the most out of your multivitamin, the choice is clear. centrum. i really like your new jetta! and you want to buy one like mine because it's so safe, right? yeah... yeah... i know what you've heard -- iihs top safety pick for $159 a month -- but, i wish it was more dangerous, like a monster truck or dune buggy! you can't have the same car as me!

[ male announcer ] now everyone's going to want one. let's get a jetta. [ male announcer ] volkswagen springtoberfest is here and there's no better time to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease one of four volkswagen models for under $200 a month. visit vwdealer.com today.

getting close to half past the hour. so let's get you caught up on the headlines right now. president barack obama heads to colorado this week to promote that state's new gun control laws. he's hoping that momentum will boost his own push for new federal regulations. this morning former astronaut mark kelly, husband of former congressman and gunshot victim, gabrielle giffords, said it's

time for congress to reflect the will of the american people. >> in this country we have a very powerful gun lobby, and the leadership of the nra has done a very good job over many, many years of controlling the debate on this issue. but one thing that is different now is the fact that we had 20 first graders murdered in a classroom along with six educators. i mean, that's unacceptable, and the american people, you know, want something done on this. you know, 92% of americans support a universal background check. it's 74% of nra members. i would hope at some point that the leadership of the nra would just listen to their membership on this issue. >> republican senator lindsey graham says it's not so simple. for starters, he tells our candy crowley, that we don't need additional background checks for gun buyers because the checks in place now are rarely enforced. >> before you'd expand the

background check, there are 76,000 people last year failed a background check, and less than 1% got prosecuted. there are 9,000 people in 2010 failed a background check who are felons on the run and none of them are prosecuted. before you expand background checks to include private individuals, let's put some resources into the current system we have that's clearly broken. >> lindsey graham. a man is accused of driving a car into a walmart and attacking customers. police in san jose, california, says a driver used a blunt object to assault people inside the store. four people were injured. one seriously. driver now in custody. his motive, unclear. police say drugs and alcohol may have been involved. new york city police trying to find the victims of some kidnappers caught on surveillance video. witnesses say they saw the masked men grab a man and a woman off the streets in the washington heights neighborhood on friday. but so far no one has filed a missing persons report. our affiliate wabc reports that

two 10-year-old girls saw what happened, called 911. a texas prosecutor shot and killed in his own home almost exactly two months after his colleague was murdered outside the courthouse. no suspects, no motive. kaufman county defense attorney mike mcclellan and his wife, cynthia, were found dead in hair home last night. two months ago, mcclellan's assistant, mark hasse, was shot and killed in broad daylight outside the kaufman county courthouse. cnn's ed lavendera live now at the sheriffs department there. so, ed, we're hearing that shell casings from a semiautomatic rifle were found inside the mcclellan home. what else are you hearing now from police? >> reporter: yeah, they're hoping that those shell casings can at least provide some leads that they can begin tracking down. this is from a .223 caliber high-powered rifle that was found inside the house. i'm told from a law enforcement source that it was several

casings that were discovered inside the home. so it's a little bit of what we've learned about what they're discovered at that crime scene. for the most part, investigators here are remaining very tight-lipped about what is going on. and they're not even confirming whether or not they believe these cases might be connected. the case of mike mcclellan, he and his wife gunned down yesterday, as well as mark hasse, an assistant prosecutor with the kaufman county prosecutor's office who was killed back at the end of january. almost exactly two months ago in a brazen attack as he was talking to the courthouse for work one morning. so many people, high ranking people here in the kaufman county area, believe these cases are connected. they're having a hard time believing that they can't be connected. so they're, you could tell, don, by the law enforcement presence that was at the scene very quickly last night that that seems to be the way they're reacting to it. we've seen fbi agents assisting

in this investigation as well as texas rangers and the state police as well as the local law enforcement agents who have been at that crime scene for a great long while. so a great deal of attention surrounding, and authorities here say they're adding extra security to elected officials here in kaufman county, but despite that, the courthouse will be open for business tomorrow morning except for the prosecutor's office will be closed. don? >> hey, ed, quickly, i have to ask you something. before mark hasse was killed, he told a friend he was afraid for his life. what are you hearing about protection? tomorrow morning it's going to be open. are they beefing up protection outside the courthouse, outside of them going to work in any other way? >> reporter: well, we've heard from people that there's a great deal of uncertainty and many people feeling, you know, like the chill went up their spine as they've seen these attacks carried out. the law enforcement officials are not being specific about what kind of protection or to

what lengths they are going to protect the elected officials, but they are also beefing up security presence at the courthouse and that will be, we're told, very visible tomorrow morning as well. >> all right. ed lavendera, ed, thank you very much. so the ads that you see there, see these ads? some parents, they push them over the edge. they're protesting a lingerie line aimed at young girls from victoria's secret. coming up, we'll hear from one parent who wants companies like victoria's secrets to stop turning daughters into sex objects. what if this feeling could last all week? with centurylink as your trusted partner, it can. our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and dedicated support, your business can shine all week long.

google's backyard for the wbing it on challenge.. [fight bell: ding, ding] what's your preferred search engine? search engine, uhh, probably google. if we do a side by side blind test comparison, and you end up choosing google, you get an xbox. i'll bet you the xbox, you bet me your son. well let's look up what you need. okay, i would do the left. yeah? what?! i am a daddy! bing wins it! bing won. bing did win. people prefer bing over google for the web's top searches. don't believe it? go to bingiton.com and see what you're missing.

victoria's secret under fire this week because of this. sexy lingerie marketed to tweens and teenage girls. the line called bright young things featured underwear printed with the phrases, call me, feeling lucky, and wild. the company says the line was meant for college-aged women, but many parents think it's gone

too far. online petitions have sprung up all over the internet and one dad wrote an open letter to the company asking victoria's secret to pull the line. that dad is evan. he is also a reverend and he joins us now from houston. so, reverend, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> what's angered you so much about this particular collection? >> well, i saw it as yet, again, victoria's secret's attempt to set up an unattainable standard of sexuality and beauty that is setting our girls up to fail, something they're not going to be able to ever attain. for me, it seemed like, again, the demographic was getting younger and younger. the downward trend we're seeing not only at victoria's secret, other retailers, to aim at another demographic. this over-sexualization we're

seeing was problematic for me. >> okay. i want to read a portion of your letter here, okay? you write, "as a dad, this makes me sick. i want my daughter, and every girl, to be faced with tough decisions in her formative years of adolescence. decisions like should i be a doctor or a lawyer? should i take calculous as a junior or senior? do you want to go to texas a&m or university of texas or some ivy league school? there are many, many more questions that all young women should be asking themselves, not will a boy or a girl like me if i wear a "call me" thong?" okay. what's your inspiration behind this? and then i have another question for you. what's your inspiration behind this? >> well, when i was, you know, reading other articles about this particular line that victoria's secret put out, i started thinking, what are some things i'd want to tell my daughter, who's only 3, about growing up? you know, about 10, 12, 15 years down the line?

i wanted to let her know that i didn't want the hardest decision she had to make growing up be would someone like me or if i'm, you know, accept me because of the underwear that i'm wearing? i mean, there are bigger things in this world to worry about, especially in adolescence, which we all know is difficult, than whether or not my undergarments define who i am. i want to let her know that is not the case, underwear will not define who you are. >> okay. so my question to you is -- i'm not a parent, i'll tell you that, but i was a teenager. and if my parents didn't want me looking at those catalogs, then i wouldn't have access to them. so do you understand my point? >> yeah. sure i do. and i think it's a both/and, though. i think we also have to look at how victoria's secret is marketing. when a 13, 14, 15-year-old girl goes to the mall and sees an eight-foot poster of a model in

bra and panties, that's the standard that they're saying is acceptable. and as a trend younger and younger, we're in this overt sexualization, we're seeing that these girls can't attain the standard and setting them up to fail. so it is on the parents on part. it was also on victoria's secret. >> peer pressure as well. >> sure. yeah. i've received e-mails from parent's all over the country saying that, you know, one parent in particular said that her daughter came home and wanted a particular kind of underwear because, you know, a group of girls had it and the only reason she knew it is because they were changing for gym. it's peer pressure and the culture we live in. >> okay. thank you. thank you so much. very interesting that you wrote that letter. we do have to say that, you know, since you wrote your letter, victoria's secret has pulled the line from stores and their website. so thank you very much, evan

dolive. reverend evan dolive. coming up, a cnn crew caught in a fire fight between the u.s. and the taliban. ♪ 'cause germs don't stick on me ♪ [ female announcer ] band-aid brand has quiltvent technology with air channels to let boo boos breathe. [ giggles ] [ female announcer ] quiltvent technology, only from band-aid brand. use with neosporin first aid antibiotic. even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right here... [ chirp ] all good? [ chirp ] getty up.

call me! seriously, this is really happening! [ cellphone rings ] hello? it's a giant helicopter ma'am. [ male announcer ] get it done [ chirp ] with the ultra-rugged kyocera torque, only from sprint direct connect. buy one get four free for your business. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word...

if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour one on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour three. zyrtec®. love the air. many of you now are sitting down to easter dinner. don't forget about some americans who don't have that luxury. as the war in afghanistan wages on, one cnn crew got a rare up close and personal interaction

with a group of dangerous, dangerous special forces and their combat with the taliban. in this exclusive report, our anna corn gives us a glimpse into their deadly world. >> reporter: as rounds of gunfire ring out in the distance, u.s. special forces run straight into the thick of it. they're the military's elite, and this is what they're trained to do. they just don't fight back, they hunt down the enemy. we come under heavy machine gun fire less than 400 meters away. an incoming round flies close overhead. [ bleep ] we take cover behind a mud brick wall.

>> keep going. >> reporter: with the attack coming from three different directions, special forces spread out across open farmland. >> right on back side. right on the back side. >> reporter: their only cover in this fertile valley, low-lying ditches and sparse undergrowth. >> all right. this is what we're going to do. we're going to continue up this [ bleep ] riverbed until we get to the left side. we want it with us, okay? straight there. let's roll. >> reporter: for a brief moment, they pause. a special forces operator targets the enemy firing position with a 40 millimeter grenade launcher. but the fire fight rages on. we got intelligence that there was an ied in this area with a number of associates. we've come into these open fields. soldiers are taking fire. we don't know where the enemy is, but we do know there's a taliban strong hold about a kilometer from here at the base of these mountains.

with enemy fire getting closer, special forces are exposed as they move along the banks of the river. a soldier reloads, preparing for another assault. >> move in. >> reporter: we run toward the compound where insurgents staged one of their attacks. >> we're pushing down this way, all right? let's go. >> reporter: they quickly secure the area, not knowing what's behind these walls. >> somebody looking back that way? >> nope. >> reporter: movement inside has everyone on high alert. >> somebody's just run across the door. >> yep. >> and back again. >> reporter: soldiers locate the enemy firing point. with spent cartridge cases littering the ground. >> they're taliban which we're getting reports that they probably are, then they may not necessarily live in these areas. which means that when they go into other people's compounds that they may get intel relayed back to us, so that's what we're hoping on. >> reporter: apache helicopter

gunships circle the valley searching for the enemy who've made their escape, but they already vanished, blending back into the community and the landscape. >> you know, i admire their resiliency and conviction for sure. there's a degree of mutual respect, you know, but that doesn't mean we want to kill them any less. >> reporter: while america's war may be finishing up soon, these brave soldiers know it's yet to be won. cnn, nadrab, eastern afghanistan. the final four is now set, but that's not what everyone is talking about right now. a louisville player suffers a disturbing and gruesome injury. we'll tell you more about it next.

with so much competition, finding the right job is never easy. but with the nation's largest alumni network, including those in key hiring positions, university of phoenix can help connect you to a world of opportunity. all right that's a fifth-floor probleok.. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico?

happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. [ male announcer ] engine light on? come to meineke now for a free code scan read and you'll say...my money. my choice. my meineke.

all right. we are down with the final four, and the battle for the championship. let's talk about it terrence moore, sports contributor and columnist at nlb.com.

terrence, syracuse/wichita state, michigan just a few minutes louisville punched their ticket to atlanta, so a great day for the schools, but we have to talk about something more. we were all sitting around watching in the newsroom, gasping. >> wow. >> a guard for -- kevin weir, a cigar for louisville, suffered a horrific injury. apparently broke his leg in two pieces, two places, and people -- the team members were crying on both sides, both teams, have you ever seen anything like this? >> yes, i have, and this brings back bad memories. i was there in november 1985 when joe theismann broke his leg with the famous lawrence taylor thing. just like this injury here when i was at rfk stadium, you could hear the break, with all the crowd noise. i can't watch this stuff anymore. >> we're not showing it, because it's so gruesome. they said you could hear the break as well. and i mean, again, it was so

disturbing. people were crying. i was sitting there, my senior producer said, what just happened? why are people gasping? and then with respected what had happened here. >> i'll tell you one thing, don, there's a positive. they say as the kid was laying down on the ground with the bone about six inches out -- i even hate to say that -- he said he told his team go out and win it. just like win one for the gipper. you know where he's from. he's from atlanta, okay? where's the final four next week? here in atlanta. they could win one for this young man here, and maybe ease some of his pain. >> oh, my goodness. we were worried. they were calling for his family and his girlfriend to come down. we didn't know what had happened. >> well, no one did. in these situations, you have to play it cautiously. the thing that's interesting, when you're a team like louisville, you can go one way or another. just fall apart.

in this case they spurted into the second half like crazy, xhs why they're going to win the national championship next week here in atlanta. >> so louisville, you think the take on wichita state. >> it will be syracuse/louisville in the final. louisville with win one for the kevin. >> let's hope so. our hearts go out. we hope everything is okay. we wish him luck. godspeed, as we say. >> yes. let's talk about the miami dolphins. look at this logo. >> i mean, this is ridiculous. >> you don't like it? i like it. they changed their logo. can we see the logia? >> yeah, this is just dinner. >> it's a dolphin that's going like -- he looks like a bionic dolphin. >> well, here's whenever a team does this, it's a sign of desperation. that's a sign that you've got issues. green bay packers, dallas cowboys, how many times have they changed their logo?

>> i don't think they've changed it. >> that's why combined they have won six super bowls. that was the early '70s. >> the first looks safer, into you it's wearing a helmet. >> that's exactly right, especially with the safety-conscious -- >> i like the new one, though. lighten up a bit. they'll be all right. thank you, terrence. a graffiti artist often risks prosecution while creating what some see as an uneasy mix of art and politician. add to that a government that doesn't allow criticism of itself. next, what is it like to be a graffiti artist on the streets of iran? um. listen, gary. i bought the last one. nice try. says right here you can get one for $199 a month. you can't believe the lame-stream media, gary. they're all gone. maybe i'll get one. [ male announcer ] now everyone's going to want one. you can't have the same car as me, gary! i'm gettin' one. nope! [ male announcer ] volkswagen springtoberfest is here and there's no better time to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering.

right now lease one of four volkswagen models for under $200 a month. visit vwdealer.com today.

if you're doing it in iran, you better work fast. two iranian brothers who have been taking great risks to color their world for the past several years, well, they're bringing their unique artwork to the u.s. tell us about these guys. >> when you see the artwork, it's hard to believe these two brothers are in their 20s, and they're self-taught on top of that. so they're stencil artists. they have to be fast, quick and creative in order to bring these creations to life. one of the things they do here in order to make this happen on the streets of iran is that they cut out stencils, take them, and then they superimpose that on a sheet of paper, use spray paint,

and take that design and then fix it on the wall. that's how they do it. they also have designs where they spray on the wall itself, but part of the reason is because certainly forms of artistic expression are limited in iran, they've had to come up with this way to get their vision out to the people. it's a really need concept. >> it is. what are the risks, though? >> plenty. >> in 2012 they were detained for their work, but since then, in an interview i had with them, they want, you know, it's what you have to do is they never thought that their street art would come to america, they would come to america and be able to practice their street art, but one of the brothers i see right now is -- and he's the older brother -- has not been granted asylum, but the older brother has been, and they're touring across the u.s. where can we see them. >> they have been traveling with a group called the yellow dogs, facebook is huge. they have over 10,000 likes on th